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Part 2 Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 4 Registered providers
159A.Application of rules about restructuring and dissolution
160.Company and limited liability partnership: arrangements and reconstructions
161A.Company: receipt of transfer of engagements from registered society
163A.Restructuring of registered societies: registration of successor bodies
163B.Registered society: receipt of transfer of engagements from another registered society
Chapter 5 Disposal of propertyby private registered providers
SCHEDULES
The Homes and Communities Agency
Main powers in relation to land acquired by the HCA
Part 2 Powers to extinguish public rights of way
Powers of Secretary of State to extinguish public rights of way by order
Orders relating to electronic communications apparatus: removal or abandonment of apparatus
Orders relating to electronic communications apparatus: notice requirements
Part 3 Powers in relation to burial grounds and consecrated land etc.
Powers in relation to, and for, statutory undertakers
Part 2 Powers for undertakers to carry out works
Part 3 Extension or modification of functions of undertakers
Part 4 Relieving undertakers of obligations
Amendments of the New Towns Act 1981
2.For the heading to Part 2 substitute “Transfers from and...
3.For the italic heading before section 35 substitute “ Functions...
4.Omit section 35 (establishment of Commission for the New Towns)....
5.(1) Section 36 (functions of Commission) is amended as follows....
6.Omit sections 37 (restrictions on functions of Commission) and 38...
7.(1) Section 39 (power of development corporations to transfer undertakings)...
8.(1) Section 41 (transfer of property to Commission and dissolution...
9.After section 41 insert— Part 2: interpretation In this Part— “the appropriate national authority”— in relation to...
10.(1) Section 58 (advances to development corporations and Commission) is...
11.(1) Section 58A (grants to development corporations and Commission) is...
12.(1) Section 59 (other borrowing powers of development corporations and...
13.(1) Section 60 (limit on borrowing by development corporations and...
14.(1) Section 61 (provisions supplemental to section 58) is amended...
15.(1) Section 62 (Treasury guarantees) is amended as follows.
16.Omit section 62B (power to suspend loan obligations of development...
17.(1) Section 63 (Secretary of State's general power) is amended...
18.(1) Section 65 (disposal of surplus funds) is amended as...
19.In section 66(1) (payments under sections 63 and 65 treated...
20.(1) Section 67 (accounts of Commission and development corporations) is...
22.(1) Section 69 (Secretary of State's accounts) is amended as...
25.In section 72(1)(a) (application and exclusion of certain enactments: section...
26.In section 74(3) (local inquiries) for “sections 37, 40 and...
27.In section 77(3) (regulations and orders to be made by...
28.In section 80(1) (general interpretation provisions)— (a) omit the definition...
30.Omit Schedule 9 (additional provisions as to the Commission).
31.(1) Schedule 10 (additional provisions as to transfer to Commission...
32.(1) Schedule 11 (saving and transitional provisions) is amended as...
Amendments of enactments: Part 1
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)
6.In section 28(5)(b) (retention or resumption of land required for...
7.(1) Section 29 (reservation of future right to develop) is...
8.In section 30(7)(a) (reservation of right of pre-emption in new...
10.In section 37(1) (interpretation of Part 1) after paragraph (b)...
11.(1) Schedule 4 (re-acquisition for development) is amended as follows....
12.In paragraph 2(2)(c) of Schedule 4A (exclusion of certain shared...
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)
25.The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is amended...
26.In section 4(4) (power to direct bodies to publish information)...
28.In section 99(4)(e) (directions to dispose of land: supplementary) omit...
29.In section 165A(2) (transfer by order of property etc. of...
30.In section 165B(2) (transfer by order of property etc. of...
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)
37.The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 is amended as follows....
38.In section 21(3)(a) (tenant's right to apply to tribunal for...
39.In section 29(7)(a) (conditions for making acquisition orders)—
40.In section 58(1) (exempt landlords and resident landlords)—
41.In section 60 (general interpretation) after subsection (1) insert—
45.In the italic heading before section 50 omit “: functions...
46.Omit sections 50 (housing association grants) and 51 (revenue deficit...
47.(1) Section 52 (recovery etc. of grants) is amended as...
48.(1) Section 53 (determinations under Part 2) is amended as...
49.In section 54(2)(a) (tax relief grants) for “a registered social...
50.In section 59(1A) (interpretation of Part 2 etc.) for “50”...
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)
Amendments of enactments: Part 2
Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)
11.The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 is amended as...
12.In section 376(4) (qualifying borrowers and qualifying lenders) for paragraph...
13.In section 488(7A) (co-operative housing associations)— (a) at the beginning...
14.In section 489(5A) (self-build societies) for “Housing Corporation” substitute “...
15.In section 506B(9) (transactions with substantial donors: exceptions)—
Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
21.For section 40 substitute— Studies relating to registered providers of...
22.Omit sections 41 to 41B (functions in relation to registered...
23.(1) Section 41C (advice and assistance for registered social landlords)...
24.Omit section 43 (meaning of “registered social landlord”).
25.In section 49(2A) (disclosure of information) for the words from...
27.In paragraph 3 of Schedule 2A (interaction with other authorities)...
Possession orders relating to certain tenancies
Part 1 Amendments to the Housing Acts of 1985, 1988 and 1996
Part 2 Replacement of certain terminated tenancies
Service charges: provision of information and designated accounts
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70)
1.The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 is amended as follows....
3.(1) Section 21A (withholding of service charges) is amended as...
5.In section 23(1) (as substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule...
7.In section 26(1) (exception: tenants of certain public authorities) for...
8.In section 27 (exception: rent registered and not entered as...
10.In section 39 (index of defined expressions) omit the entry...
Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
7.In paragraph 1(4)(b) (initial demolition notices: maximum specified period to...
8.In paragraph 2(1) (period of validity of initial demolition notices)...
9.In paragraph 3(1) (revocation of initial demolition notices: application of...
10.After paragraph 3 insert— Transfer of initial demolition notices (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) an initial demolition notice...
11.(1) Paragraph 4 (restrictions on service of further notices) is...
12.In paragraph 5 (notices under Schedule 5A) for “or 15”...
13.In paragraph 6(1) (interpretation) after “Schedule” insert “ (other than...
Ineligible persons from abroad: statutory disregards
2.(1) Section 167 (allocation in accordance with allocation scheme) is...
3.(1) Section 184 (inquiry into cases of homelessness or threatened...
4.(1) Section 185 (persons from abroad not eligible for certain...
5.(1) Section 193 (duty to persons with priority need who...
6.(1) Section 195 (duties in the case of threatened homelessness)...
7.(1) Section 202 (right to request review of decision) is...
8.In section 218 (index of defined expressions: Part 7) insert...
Part 2 Scotland and Northern Ireland
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26)
10.(1) Section 20 (persons having priority on housing list and...
11.(1) Section 30 (notification of decision and reasons) is amended...
12.(1) Section 31 (duties to persons found to be homeless)...
13.(1) Section 32 (duties to persons found to be threatened...
14.(1) Section 34 (duties to persons whose applications are referred)...
15.In section 35A(2) (right to request review of decision) after...
16.In section 43 (minor definitions) at the appropriate places insert—...
Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1990 (N.I. 23))
17.Part 2 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 is...
18.(1) Article 7A (persons not eligible for housing assistance) is...
19.(1) Article 9 (notification of decision and reasons) is amended...
20.(1) Article 10 (duties to persons found to be homeless)...
21.(1) Article 11 (duties to persons found to be threatened...
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